Every human (should be) independent, prosperous: confident: have their human rights: and have self respect: Every human should have logic (powerful thought) and good thoughts, and every human should have brotherly aptitude with each other.

I'm really glad that it turned out so nicely... it could have been something that would have made them very confused about my moral programming (I did have to explain that this is not always in Sanskrit, and that the bracelet I had one year was "This guy Bob's gun camp for children")

wh..sh wrote:I can sort of read it but I don't seem to understand the meaning for few words. I have contacted some of my friends.For teasers, its has words for freedom, consciousness, reflection, friendship

I can see it as a joke about clueless people who adopt fragments of Hindi culture, perhaps via yoga class, and think they are enlightened and expert. And the "namaste" is very much part of the culture of this board--from all the begging posts that include a namaste. But I can see why it gets old for you.

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

theCryptofishist wrote:I can see it as a joke about clueless people who adopt fragments of Hindi culture, perhaps via yoga class, and think they are enlightened and expert. And the "namaste" is very much part of the culture of this board--from all the begging posts that include a namaste. But I can see why it gets old for you.

Thank you very much! It is a very "western" joke and it might have gotten old for me.

Every human (should be) independent, prosperous: confident: have their human rights: and have self respect: Every human should have logic (powerful thought) and good thoughts, and every human should have brotherly aptitude with each other.

I'm really glad that it turned out so nicely... it could have been something that would have made them very confused about my moral programming (I did have to explain that this is not always in Sanskrit, and that the bracelet I had one year was "This guy Bob's gun camp for children")

[awk]

They have no clue as to the original religious/philosophical text from which this might have been quoted?

We were totally wondering the same thing..... In fact we're so damned uncultured that we couldn't even figure out what language it was.

Why don't ya stick your head in that hole and find out? ~pieholePlan for the worst, expect the best. Make the most out of it under any conditions. If you cannot do that you will never enjoy yourself. ~CrispyDave

They have no clue as to the original religious/philosophical text from which this might have been quoted?

Wh..sh?

Bob, I would really like to think that it is actually a quote from some scripture, but it doesn't look like it.I am waiting on a friend (who is well-read in Sanskrit and Hindu scriptures) to get back to me on it.

I tried googling it and got quotes from Frederick Douglass and Nelson Mandela--among others--in response. So maybe it's just generically uplifting.(Why does my spellcheck have "Candela" but not "Mandela"?)

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

theCryptofishist wrote:I can see it as a joke about clueless people who adopt fragments of Hindi culture, perhaps via yoga class, and think they are enlightened and expert. And the "namaste" is very much part of the culture of this board--from all the begging posts that include a namaste. But I can see why it gets old for you.

Thank you very much! It is a very "western" joke and it might have gotten old for me.

theCryptofishist wrote:I can see it as a joke about clueless people who adopt fragments of Hindi culture, perhaps via yoga class, and think they are enlightened and expert. And the "namaste" is very much part of the culture of this board--from all the begging posts that include a namaste. But I can see why it gets old for you.

Thank you very much! It is a very "western" joke and it might have gotten old for me.

We tend to co-op and ruin. My crown chakra says Burger King on it.

*snort!*

(just one reason I love this man...)

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

If you look at that last site, you'll find a sample text which is a translation of the beginning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Modulo a few letters that did not get their entire shape accurately reproduced, it's verbatim.

"In the spirit of Fertility 2.0, we chose this text and language because they embody themes of creation and and basic elements of human life. The text is Article 1 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml). We chose a Sanskrit translation as it is one of the oldest human languages and is a foundation for many modern languages. And hopefully this mystery encouraged a little extra Communal Effort and Participation among those who wanted to figure out the meaning. Thanks to all of you who were curious!

"In the spirit of Fertility 2.0, we chose this text and language because they embody themes of creation and and basic elements of human life. The text is Article 1 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml). We chose a Sanskrit translation as it is one of the oldest human languages and is a foundation for many modern languages. And hopefully this mystery encouraged a little extra Communal Effort and Participation among those who wanted to figure out the meaning. Thanks to all of you who were curious!

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

Is this another way of saying, "Don't tell me how to burn"?

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